Are spiced melon seeds salty?

This flavor of melon seeds is salty.

Five-spice melon seeds generally refer to melon seeds that have a salty taste after being pickled with five-spice powder and other seasonings.

Five spices usually include spices such as cloves, cinnamon, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and fennel, which when mixed give melon seeds their unique aroma and salty taste.

Spiced melon seeds are one of the traditional Chinese snacks, and their raw material is sunflower seeds.

It is very popular especially in the northern region.

Sunflower seeds are rich in fatty oils, including a large amount of linoleic acid, phospholipids, β-sitosterol and other sterols; they also contain proteins, sugars, organic acids such as citric acid, tartaric acid, chlorogenic acid, and carotene.

Experiments have shown that phospholipids can prevent hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia in rats.